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thermocoagulation
[ thur-moh-koh-ag-yuh-ley-shuhn ]
/ ˌθɜr moʊ koʊˌæg yəˈleɪ ʃən /
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noun Surgery.
the coagulation of tissue by heat-producing high-frequency electric currents, used therapeutically to remove small growths or to create specific lesions in the brain.
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Origin of thermocoagulation
1920–25; thermo- + coagulation
Words nearby thermocoagulation
thermobarometer, thermocautery, thermochemistry, thermochromism, thermocline, thermocoagulation, thermocouple, thermocurrent, thermodiffusion, thermoduric, thermodynam.
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Medical definitions for thermocoagulation
thermocoagulation
[ thûr′mō-kō-ăg′yə-lā′shən ]
n.
The use of heat produced by high-frequency electric current to bring about localized destruction of tissues.
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